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Ninth Music World Cup

Nth Music World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	February 21st - March 11th, 2023
Teams	24-32
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up	England
Third place	Republic of Ireland
Fourth place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	777 (14.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sweden (60 points)

Participating teams

Continent	Team	Classification Date (Order)	Participation			Best Performance
			Current	Consec.	Last
Africa	Cameroon	February 21st, 2022 (22)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	South Africa	February 21st, 2022 (15)	7	2	#8	Quarter-finals (#1)
Americas	Brazil	February 19th, 2022 (3)	9	9	#8	Champion (#2)
	Canada	February 19th, 2022 (4)	9	9	#8	Third place (#7)
	Colombia	February 20th, 2022 (6)	6	2	#8	Quarter-finals (#4)
	Jamaica	February 21st, 2022 (23)	8	8	#8	Fourth place (#4, #6)
	United States	February 19th, 2022 (1)	9	9	#8	Runner up (#1)
	Uruguay	February 20th, 2022 (7)	1	1	–	Newcomer
Asia	Japan	February 21st, 2022 (20)	9	9	#8	Champion (#8)
	South Korea	February 21st, 2022 (13)	9	9	#8	Fourth place (#5)
Europe	Belgium	February 21st, 2022 (11)	5	3	#8	Quarter-finals (#8)
	England	February 19th, 2022 (2)	9	9	#8	Champion (#4, #6)
	Finland	February 21st, 2022 (14)	7	3	#8	Round of 16 (#3, #7)
	France	February 21st, 2022 (10)	9	9	#8	Third place (#2)
	Germany	February 21st, 2022 (9)	9	9	#8	Champion (#1)
	Hungary	February 21st, 2022 (24)	1	1	–	Newcomer
	Iceland	February 21st, 2022 (18)	6	2	#8	Quarter-finals (#3, #6)
	Ireland	February 21st, 2022 (17)	9	9	#8	Champion (#5)
	Italy	February 21st, 2022 (19)	7	5	#8	Runner up (#6)
	Norway	February 21st, 2022 (12)	8	4	#8	Third place (#6)
	Scotland	February 21st, 2022 (16)	9	9	#8	Champion (#7)
	Sweden	February 21st, 2022 (8)	9	9	#8	Champion (#3)
Oceania	Australia	February 19th, 2022 (5)	9	9	#8	Fourth place (#2)
	New Zealand	February 21st, 2022 (21)	5	2	#8	Round of 16 (#2)

Draw

Seeding and drawing

Pot 1 Top 6 teams	Pot 2 Top 12 teams	Pot 3 Top 16 teams	Pot 4 Top 24 teams
Australia Brazil Canada England Scotland United States	France Germany Ireland Japan South Korea Sweden	Iceland Italy Jamaica New Zealand Norway South Africa	Belgium Cameroon Colombia Finland Hungary Uruguay

Results of the draw

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E	Group F
Australia	Scotland	England	Canada	Brazil	United States
Sweden	France	Ireland	Germany	Japan	South Korea
Italy	South Africa	Jamaica	New Zealand	Norway	Iceland
Cameroon	Uruguay	Colombia	Hungary	Finland	Belgium

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	26	22	4	7
Cameroon	3	1	1	1	21	22	-1	4
Australia	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
Italy	3	0	2	1	24	25	-1	2

Round 1
(The Go-Betweens - "Streets of Our Town") Australia	9 – 8	Italy (Lacuna Coil - "Heaven's a Lie")
(The Cardigans - "Your New Cuckoo") Sweden	8 – 6	Cameroon (Jovi - "Sok Sok")
Round 2
(The Drones - "How to See Through Fog") Australia	7 – 9	Sweden (Graveyard - "Hisingen Blues")
(Stanley Enow - "My Way") Cameroon	7 – 7	Italy (Premiata Forneria Marconi - "Generale")
Round 3
(AC/DC - "Who Made Who") Australia	7 – 8	Cameroon (Irma - "I Know")
(Baltimora - "Tarzan Boy") Italy	9 – 9	Sweden (ABBA - "Waterloo")

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	24	18	6	9
Uruguay	3	2	0	1	22	23	-1	6
France	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
South Africa	3	0	0	3	22	25	-3	0

Round 1
(Nazareth - "Love Hurts") Scotland	8 – 7	South Africa (Johnny Dyani - "Radebe")
(Kid Loco - "A Grand Love Theme") France	8 – 9	Uruguay (Eduardo Mateo - "Jacinta")
Round 2
(Calvin Harris - "Feels") Scotland	8 – 6	France (DJ Cam - "Friends and Ennemies")
(El Quarteto de Nos - "Enamorado Tuyo") Uruguay	8 – 7	South Africa (Alice Phoebe Lou - "Dusk")
Round 3
(Travis - "Sing") Scotland	8 – 5	Uruguay (Alfredo Zitarrosa - "Zamba por Vos")
(Orville Peck - "Daytona Sand") South Africa	8 – 9	France (Alain Bashung - "La Nuit Je Mens")

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	26	19	7	9
Ireland	3	2	0	1	22	21	1	6
Jamaica	3	1	0	2	23	24	-1	3
Colombia	3	0	0	3	17	24	-7	0

Round 1
(The Rolling Stones - "Paint It Black") England	9 – 8	Jamaica (Koffee - "Pull Up")
(The Divine Comedy - "Something for the Weekend") Ireland	8 – 5	Colombia (J Balvin - "Que Más Pues?")
Round 2
(Radiohead - "High and Dry") England	9 – 6	Ireland (Aphex Twin - "#20")
(Elia y Elizabeth - "Alegria") Colombia	7 – 8	Jamaica (Black Uhuru - "Utterance")
Round 3
(Steven Wilson - "12 Things I Forgot") England	8 – 5	Colombia (Filmmaker - "Hostile Environment")
(Ini Kamoze - "World-a-Reggae") Jamaica	7 – 8	Ireland (Hozier - "Would That I")

Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	3	2	1	0	26	22	4	7
New Zealand	3	1	1	1	19	18	1	4
Hungary	3	1	1	1	20	20	0	4
Germany	3	0	1	2	16	21	-5	1

Round 1
(Leonard Cohen - "Famous Blue Raincoat") Canada	8 – 8	New Zealand (Yumi Zouma - "In Camera")
(Jan Jelinek - "Tendency") Germany	6 – 6	Hungary (Solaris - "Marsbéli Krónikák: I")
Round 2
(Esthero - "Heaven Sent") Canada	9 – 7	Germany (Alice Merton - "Vertigo")
(Black Hill - "Hidden Valley") Hungary	7 – 5	New Zealand (Fat Freddy's Drop - "Ernie")
Round 3
(Nelly Furtado - "Promiscuous") Canada	9 – 7	Hungary (Suhov - "Csele")
(The Chills - "Pink Frost") New Zealand	6 – 3	Germany (Embryo - "A Place to Go")

Group E

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	1	2	0	23	20	3	5
Norway	3	1	2	0	22	20	2	5
Japan	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
Finland	3	0	1	2	20	24	-4	1

Round 1
(Cássia Eller - "As Coisas São Tão Mais Lindas") Brazil	7 – 7	Norway (Ylvis - "The Trucker's Hitch")
(Sheena Ringo - "Marunouchi Sadistic") Japan	9 – 7	Finland (Thunderstone - "Forth Into the Black")
Round 2
(Pato Fu - "Mesmo Que Seja Eu") Brazil	9 – 6	Japan (Melt-Banana - "Shield for Your Eyes")
(Tuomas Salmela - "The Piece") Finland	6 – 8	Norway (Jordsjø - "Stifinner")
Round 3
(Passo Torto - "Faria Lima Pra Cá") Brazil	7 – 7	Finland (CMX - "Palvelemaan Konetta")
(Blood Command - "(The World Covered In) Purple Shrouds") Norway	7 – 7	Japan (Haru Nemuri - "Never Let You Go")

Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	2	1	0	26	21	5	7
United States	3	1	2	0	22	20	2	5
Iceland	3	0	2	1	23	25	-2	2
Belgium	3	0	1	2	20	25	-5	1

Round 1
(Derek and the Dominos - "Layla") United States	7 – 7	Iceland (Kiasmos - "Looped")
(Yukika - "Insomnia") South Korea	9 – 6	Belgium (Melanie de Biaso - "The Flow")
Round 2
(Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night") United States	8 – 8	South Korea (Kwon Eun Bi - "Underwater")
(Black Mirrors - "Günther Kimmich") Belgium	9 – 9	Iceland (Björk - "Joga")
Round 3
(St. Vincent - "The Party") United States	7 – 5	Belgium (Univers Zero - "Parade")
(The Vintage Caravan - "Expand Your Mind") Iceland	7 – 9	South Korea (Parannoul - "Imagination")

Third placing teams ranking

Group	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
D	Hungary	3	1	1	1	20	20	0	4
E	Japan	3	1	1	1	22	23	-1	4
C	Jamaica	3	1	0	2	23	24	-1	3
B	France	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
A	Australia	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
F	Iceland	3	0	2	1	23	25	-2	2

Third-placed teams qualify from groups							1A vs	1B vs	1C vs	1D vs
A	B	C	D				3C	3D	3A	3B
A	B	C		E			3C	3A	3B	3E
A	B	C			F		3C	3A	3B	3F
A	B		D	E			3D	3A	3B	3E
A	B		D		F		3D	3A	3B	3F
A	B			E	F		3E	3A	3B	3F
A		C	D	E			3C	3D	3A	3E
A		C	D		F		3C	3D	3A	3F
A		C		E	F		3C	3A	3F	3E
A			D	E	F		3D	3A	3F	3E
	B	C	D	E			3C	3D	3B	3E
	B	C	D		F		3C	3D	3B	3F
	B	C		E	F		3E	3C	3B	3F
	B		D	E	F		3E	3D	3B	3F
		C	D	E	F		3C	3D	3F	3E

Tiebreaker

To break the tie between Australia and France, both teams played an extra match, with the following Result:

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Australia	7–9	France
"Who Made Who" by AC/DC	.	"La Nuit Je Mens" by Alain Bashung

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Final stage

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Sweden	9
	Jamaica	8
					Sweden	8 (4)
					United States	8 (3)
	United States	8
	Uruguay	5
									Sweden	9
									Norway	8
	South Korea	7
	Norway	8
					Norway	9
					Scotland	7
	Scotland	8
	Hungary	7
													Sweden	8
													England	7
	Brazil	9
	New Zealand	7
					Brazil	7 (3)
					England	7 (4)
	England	8
	France	6
									England	8 (5)
									Ireland	8 (3)			Third place
	Canada	10
	Japan	6
					Canada	7							Norway	7
					Ireland	8							Ireland	8
	Ireland	8 (4)
	Cameroon	8 (3)

Round of 16

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Sweden	9–8	Jamaica
"Out of Gas" by Grande Royale	.	"Mystery Lady" by Masego

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United States	8–5	Uruguay
"Mirror" by Porter Robinson	.	"Pasarla Bien" by Juan Wauters

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South Korea	7–8	Norway
"Smiley" by Yena	.	"Winter is Never" by Gazpacho

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Scotland	8–7	Hungary
"What You Do To Me" by Teenage Fanclub	.	"Pabadam" by Yonderboi

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Brazil	9–7	New Zealand
"O Calibre" by Paralamas do Sucesso	.	"Drawing to a Whole" by The Clean

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England	8–6	France
"El Mañana" by Gorillaz	.	"Huit Octobre 1971" by Cortex

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Canada	10–6	Japan
"Losing Grip" by Avril Lavigne	.	"Nee" by Perfume

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Ireland	(4) 8–8 (3)	Cameroon
"Roman Holiday" by Fontaines D.C. TB: "Would That I" by Hozier	.	"Alane" by Wes TB: "Sok Sok" by Jovi

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Quarter-finals

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Sweden	(4) 8–8 (3)	United States
"Which Way to the Mob" by Troubled Horse	.	"Breakdown" by Tantric

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Norway	9–7	Scotland
"Half the World Away" by Aurora	.	"Aquarius" by Boards of Canada

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Brazil	(3) 7–7 (4)	England
"El Diablo" by Republica TB: "As Coisas São Tão Mais Lindas" by Cássia Eller	.	"Dirge" by Death in Vegas TB: "El Mañana" by Gorillaz

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Canada	7–8	Ireland
"Rule of Nines" by Spiritbox	.	"With or Without You" by U2

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Semifinals

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Sweden	9–8	Norway
"Outlander" by Siena Root	.	"Russian Doll" by Ulver

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England	(5) 8–8 (3)	Ireland
"Higher Power" by Coldplay TB: "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones	.	"The Hunchback of San Francisco" by Perry Blake TB: "#20" by Aphex Twin

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Third place match

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Norway	7–8	Ireland
"The Bomb-Proof Roll and Beyond" by Motorpsycho	.	"I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats

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Final

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Sweden	8–7	England
"Electrical" by Horisont	.	"Parasite Eve" by Bring Me the Horizon

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Results

9th Music World Cup Champion
Sweden (2nd title)

Pos.	Country	Gr	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Final
1	Sweden	A	7	6	1	0	60	53	7	19
2	England	C	7	4	2	1	56	48	8	14
Third-place play-off
3	Ireland	C	7	4	2	1	54	51	3	14
4	Norway	E	7	3	2	2	54	51	3	11
Quarter-finals eliminations
5	Scotland	B	5	4	0	1	39	32	7	12
6	Canada	D	5	3	1	1	43	36	7	10
7	Brazil	E	5	2	3	0	39	34	5	9
8	United States	F	5	2	3	0	38	33	5	9
Round of 16 eliminations
9	South Korea	F	4	2	1	1	33	29	4	7
10	Uruguay	B	4	2	0	2	27	31	-4	6
11	Cameroon	A	4	1	2	1	29	30	-1	5
12	Hungary	D	4	1	1	2	27	28	-1	4
13	New Zealand	D	4	1	1	2	26	27	-1	4
14	Japan	E	4	1	1	2	28	33	-5	4
15	Jamaica	C	4	1	0	3	31	33	-2	3
16	France	B	4	1	0	3	29	33	-4	3
Group stage eliminations
17	Australia	A	3	1	0	2	23	25	-2	3
18	Italy	A	3	0	2	1	24	25	-1	2
19	Iceland	F	3	0	2	1	23	25	-2	2
20	Finland	E	3	0	1	2	20	24	-4	1
21	Belgium	F	3	0	1	2	20	25	-5	1
22	Germany	D	3	0	1	2	16	21	-5	1
23	South Africa	B	3	0	0	3	22	25	-3	0
24	Colombia	C	3	0	0	3	17	24	-7	0

Awards

Categories		Team	Credit
Best songs	1	Canada	Avril Lavigne's "Losing Grip"
	2	Brazil	Paralamas do Sucesso's "O Calibre"
	3	England	The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black"
	4	France	Alain Bashung's "La Nuit Je Mens"
	5	Sweden	Grande Royale's "Out of Gas"
Best newcomer		Uruguay	Itself
Best match		South Africa vs. France	Orville Peck's "Daytona Sand" vs. Alain Bashung's "La Nuit Je Mens"
Best underdog		Cameroon	Itself